Lawmakers File Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Pope Leo XIV

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing a resolution to congratulate Pope Leo XIV on his “historic” election as the “first American pontiff,” The Daily Wire can first report.

The cardinals’ decision to choose Pope Leo as the leader of the Catholic Church surprised many, given that there has never before been an American pope. But his selection has also proved surprisingly unitive as American leaders and lawmakers come together to celebrate the honor done to their country by an American sitting on the Chair of Peter.

Led by Republican Riley Moore of West Virginia, the lawmakers will introduce the resolution Wednesday to honor and congratulate the pope. The resolution’s language will specifically celebrate Pope Leo as “the 267th pontiff of the Holy Roman Catholic Church” as well as “the first American pontiff,” recognizing the significance of his election for the many American Catholics and Christians.